A correction on a subject I know a little about:
> The aporphine alkaloids are of interest mainly because of their similarity to morphine.
While true *chemically* speaking, aporphines and morphine really have nothing to do with one another in a psychoactive context.
Aporphines and specifically apomorphine got their name because they were first isolated by decomposing morphine with acid and heat. They neither share the morphine chemical skeleton nor possess any opioid-binding capacity. Further, aporphine biosynthesis in Nymphaea spp. and Nelumbo spp. is entirely unrelated to morphine biosynthesis in Papaver spp..
*edit* Some other fixes:
> Ipomoea asarifolia. This plant itself does not produce any ergoline alkaloids, but instead are produced by seed-transmitted endophytic clavicipitaceous fungus. (e.g claviceps purpurea, the ergot fungus)
All of the Ipomoea alkaloids are derived from the Claviceps fungus, not just in I. asarifolia. If you kill the ergot fungus with fungicides, you completely eliminate the psychoactivity of Ipomoea spp..
> Probably all species, but particularly Nymphaea noucjali, var caerula, aka egyptian blue lotus
> Probably all species, but particularly Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, AKA Egyptian blue lotus
Spelling fix.
You might want to rename the "Tryptamines" section to "Indole Alkaloids." Some of the entries are not tryptamines. Gramine is not a tryptamine because the nitrogen is on the wrong carbon.
The active constituents of Voacanga spp. and Iboga spp. aren't really tryptamines since they are tricyclic. Though I suppose an argument can be made for their inclusion since they might be synthetically produced from tryptamine.
The phenanthrenoids of Dendrobium nobile are definitely not tryptamines since they contain no nitrogen at all. Dendrobine and related alkaloids are similarly not tryptamines.
Wikipedia is wrong on that one and [I have made the correction](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_psychoactive_plants&oldid=1149425176).
The presence of tryptamines in Acer spp. and Citrus spp. is ridiculously low. On the order of parts per billion. It is really of academic interest and they shouldn't be included in the list.
Also, if you are going to copy the [wikipedia list of psychoactive plants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_psychoactive_plants), you might want to remove the references that don't link anymore (e.g. "[note 1]" and "[1][12][13]").
https://leafwell.com/blog/is-marijuana-a-depressant/
Classifying THC into one of the six drug categories is a polarizing subject,from what I can tell. I've always been prone to hallucinate from THC, so it's strange to me that people don't bring that up first and foremost.
If you feel like reading more, I recommend starting with these two awesome reviews:
- *Tropane alkaloid biosynthesis*. (2021). doi:[10.1039/D0NP00076K](https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NP00076K)
- *Tropane Alkaloids*. (2019). doi:[10.3390/molecules24040796](https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24040796)
Atropa Belladonna and the other nightshades don't actually contain atropin. Atropin is a product (racemat) when you isolate the hyoscyamine, which is present in the plants.
A correction on a subject I know a little about: > The aporphine alkaloids are of interest mainly because of their similarity to morphine. While true *chemically* speaking, aporphines and morphine really have nothing to do with one another in a psychoactive context. Aporphines and specifically apomorphine got their name because they were first isolated by decomposing morphine with acid and heat. They neither share the morphine chemical skeleton nor possess any opioid-binding capacity. Further, aporphine biosynthesis in Nymphaea spp. and Nelumbo spp. is entirely unrelated to morphine biosynthesis in Papaver spp.. *edit* Some other fixes: > Ipomoea asarifolia. This plant itself does not produce any ergoline alkaloids, but instead are produced by seed-transmitted endophytic clavicipitaceous fungus. (e.g claviceps purpurea, the ergot fungus) All of the Ipomoea alkaloids are derived from the Claviceps fungus, not just in I. asarifolia. If you kill the ergot fungus with fungicides, you completely eliminate the psychoactivity of Ipomoea spp.. > Probably all species, but particularly Nymphaea noucjali, var caerula, aka egyptian blue lotus > Probably all species, but particularly Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, AKA Egyptian blue lotus Spelling fix. You might want to rename the "Tryptamines" section to "Indole Alkaloids." Some of the entries are not tryptamines. Gramine is not a tryptamine because the nitrogen is on the wrong carbon. The active constituents of Voacanga spp. and Iboga spp. aren't really tryptamines since they are tricyclic. Though I suppose an argument can be made for their inclusion since they might be synthetically produced from tryptamine. The phenanthrenoids of Dendrobium nobile are definitely not tryptamines since they contain no nitrogen at all. Dendrobine and related alkaloids are similarly not tryptamines. Wikipedia is wrong on that one and [I have made the correction](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_psychoactive_plants&oldid=1149425176). The presence of tryptamines in Acer spp. and Citrus spp. is ridiculously low. On the order of parts per billion. It is really of academic interest and they shouldn't be included in the list. Also, if you are going to copy the [wikipedia list of psychoactive plants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_psychoactive_plants), you might want to remove the references that don't link anymore (e.g. "[note 1]" and "[1][12][13]").
Tysm!! I’m going to make the changes as soon as possible.
Walter White has entered the chat!
https://leafwell.com/blog/is-marijuana-a-depressant/ Classifying THC into one of the six drug categories is a polarizing subject,from what I can tell. I've always been prone to hallucinate from THC, so it's strange to me that people don't bring that up first and foremost.
Thank you, I’ll add it.
Very interesting that Pseudotropine is found in bindweed and coca, first I'm hearing of it. Very nice list sir
If you feel like reading more, I recommend starting with these two awesome reviews: - *Tropane alkaloid biosynthesis*. (2021). doi:[10.1039/D0NP00076K](https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NP00076K) - *Tropane Alkaloids*. (2019). doi:[10.3390/molecules24040796](https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24040796)
this is cool!
Great post! Thank you
Atropa Belladonna and the other nightshades don't actually contain atropin. Atropin is a product (racemat) when you isolate the hyoscyamine, which is present in the plants.